Barrel



W. CONRY.

BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. I2. 1920.

1,356,041, Patented oen 19,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM CNRY, 0F LAPORTE, INDIANA.

.BARREL Application 1aed March 12, 1920. serial No.

To all whom t may concern.

Be it known that I, l/VILLmM GoNRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Laporte, in the county of Laporte and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrels, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to metallic shipping and storing receptacles and has for its object to provide a metallic barrel, particularly adapted for shipping and .storing rosin, tar and the likev and so constructed that the cylindrical body portion of the barrel may be shipped in a flat condition, then formed into a cylinder for the reception of the rosin or tarand to provide barrel heads for the ends of the cylindrical body portion said barrel heads being provided with means adapted to be embedded in the material for holding said heads in position in the ends of the cylindrical body member.

A further object is to provide a metallic shipping receptacle for rosin and other plastic materials, which plastic materials are placed in the receptacles and allowed to harden therein and to provide sheet metal heads for said receptacle which heads are reinforced by wooden disks so as to lend stiffness to the barrel as a whole. It is also an object to provide U-shaped members having their arms extending through apertures in the heads, which arms are twisted so that they will securely embed in the material within the receptacle when the same dries, said U-shaped members also forming means whereby when the same are severed the receptacle head may be easily removed from the body thereof.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention. Y

In the drawings y Figure l is a top plan view of the barrel.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the barrel taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the U-shaped head holding members before the ends thereof have been twisted.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the overlapping Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1920. 365,131.

joint fork securing the edges of the sheet of metal forming the body of the barrel.

Referring designates a cylindrical body member formed from a single sheet of metal, the edges of said sheet of metal, when the same are brought together form a cylindrical body member, being interlocked as shown at 2 so that the cylindrical body may be formed as desired, however' it is to be understood that it is the intention if so desired to ship the sheets to the point of assembling in fiat form, and then to set up the barrels as needed. After the cylindrical body member 1 has been formed ahead 3 is placedin one end of themember a metallic disk 4 and a wooden reinforcing disk 5. The disks 4 and 5 are provided with registering apertures 7 through which apertures the arms 8 of Ushaped head securingmembers y9 pass, said U-shaped members forming means kfor holding the disks 4 and 5 together and also forming means for holding the head in they end of the cylindrical body member after the rosin'or other plastic material solidiies by meansof the twisted ends 10 of the arms 8 which are embedded in the plastic material. After ythe rosin l1 has been placed in the body member l, a similar head 3 to the head used in the bottom of the cylindrical member is placed in the upper end thereof. The head in the upper end of the cylindrical body member is also provided with a U-shaped member similar to the U-shaped member 9 used in the bottom head and is adapted to hold the head in the upper end of the cylindrical body member in a similar manner.

When it is desired to remove the material from the cylindrical body member it will be seen that it will only be necessary to sever the U-shaped members and bend the severed ends upwardly as shown at a in dotted lines in Fig. 2, then raise the disks 4 and 5 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, thereby removing the heads and allowing access to the interior of the receptacle, this operation repeated at both ends of the receptacle. However, if so desired the interlocked joint 2 may be opened and the sheet of metal forming the cylindrical body member flattened out so as to allow the removal of the solidified contents in bulk.

From the above it will be seen that ametallic barrel or receptacle is provided, which receptacle may be shipped in a collapsed to the drawings, the numeral l f l, which head comprises or knock-down form, then set up at the point of filling so as to reduce cost of shipment. lt will also be obvious that a barrel is provided which is particularly adapted for shippino resin, tar and other plastic materials wherein it will be possible to hold the heads in the ends of the cylindrical body member by providing said heads with portions or members adapted to be embedded in the material.

ylhe invention having been set forth what isclaimed as new and useful is l. A, receptacle for plastic materials comprising a cylindrical body member, cylindrical reinforced heads in the ends of said body member, U-shaped flexible members carried by the heads, the arms of said U-shaped members extending inwardly through apertures in the heads and having their ends embedded in the plastic material for holding said heads in position, whereby upon severance of said members intermediate their ends the parts thereof may be bent to permit the heads to slide therefrom.

Q. A receptacle for plastic materials comprising a cylindrical body member, cylindrical reinforced heads in the ends of said body member, flexible U-shaped members carried by the heads, the arms of said lJ-shaped members extending inwardly through apertures in the heads and having their ends twisted and embedded in a plastic material for holding said heads in position, whereby upon severance of said members intermediate their ends the parts thereof may be bent to permit the heads to slide therefrom.

3. A receptacle for plastic materials, comprising a body member, heads in the ends of said body member, flexible U-shaped members carried by the heads, the arms of said U-sliaped members extending inwardly through apertures in the heads, said arms being twisted beyond the inner faces of the heads and adapted to be embedded in the plastic material for holding the heads in position, whereby upon severance of said members intermediate their' ends the parts thereof may be bent to permit the heads to slide therefrom.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature.

WILLIAM CONRY. 

